| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 055490000 |
WITH MEANS SECURING OR RETAINING SEPARATING MEDIA
| 436 |
| 055482000 |
TWO OR MORE SEPARATORS (E.G., SPACED FILTERS IN FLOW LINE OR CASING)
| 244 |
| 055522000 |
SPECIFIC MEDIA MATERIAL
| 192 |
| 055385100 |
COMBINED OR CONVERTIBLE
| 190 |
| 055315000 |
PLURAL SERIAL BASICALLY DIVERSE SEPARATING MEDIA
| 130 |
| 055434000 |
DEFLECTOR
| 125 |
| 055282000 |
WITH NONLIQUID CLEANING MEANS FOR SEPARATING MEDIA
| 111 |
| 055361000 |
FLEXIBLE OR COLLAPSIBLE BAG TYPE
| 77 |
| 055356000 |
WITH MEANS FACILITATING TRANSPORTABILITY OR HANDLING OF APPARATUS
| 74 |
| 055342000 |
MULTIPLE SEPARATORS, EACH WITH DISCRETE AND LONGITUDINALLY CONFINED GAS INLET OR OUTLET FLOW PATH
| 58 |
| 055478000 |
WITH SEPARATE FLOW LINE ACCESS MEANS OR FILTER MEDIA PASSAGE MEANS OFFSET TO FLOW PATH
| 46 |
| 055418000 |
WITH INFLOW GAS CONTROL OR DISTRIBUTION
| 45 |
| 055467000 |
WITH GAS FLOW EFFECTING MEANS
| 38 |
| 055428000 |
RESIDUE ACCESS, HANDLING OR REMOVING MEANS
| 31 |
| 055521000 |
ZIGZAG, CORRUGATED, OR CONICAL
| 21 |
| 055392000 |
WITH GUIDE MEANS EFFECTING REMOVAL OF CONSTITUENT LAYER OUT OF GAS STREAM
| 18 |
| 055309000 |
WITH SEPARATING MEDIA BYPASS OR SYSTEM GAS PRESSURE RELIEF (E.G., RUPTURABLE OR DEFORMABLE)
| 15 |
| 055400000 |
MOUNTED OR SUPPORTED FOR CONTINUOUS MOTION
| 15 |
| 055341100 |
MULTIPLE BAG TYPE FILTERS IN CHAMBER
| 14 |
| 055410000 |
WITH SEPARATED GAS OUTFLOW CONTROL (E.G., APERTURED CONDUIT)
| 13 |
| 055307000 |
FILTER OR APERTURED DEFLECTOR UNIT DISCONTINUOUS ACROSS GAS FLOW WITHIN FLOW CONDUIT
| 11 |
| 055529000 |
MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., SHAPES)
| 11 |
| 055423000 |
MEANS WITHIN GAS STREAM FOR CONDUCTING CONCENTRATE TO COLLECTOR
| 11 |
| 055383000 |
WITH REMOTE FAN OR PUMP AND UNCONFINED FLOW TO SEPARATOR
| 10 |
| 055424000 |
WITH CONCENTRATE BACKFLOW OR RE-ENTRAINMENT PREVENTING MEANS
| 9 |
| 055306000 |
AIRCRAFT ANTI-INGESTION MEANS (E.G., AIRCRAFT DEBRIS GUARD)
| 9 |
| 055476000 |
WITH MEANS INTRODUCING GAS INTO MIDST OF SEPARATING MEDIA
| 8 |
| 055520000 |
SPIRAL FILTER MEDIA
| 6 |
| 055391000 |
RESTRICTED ANNULAR MIXTURE INLET TO COLLECTOR ZONE AROUND GAS OUTLET CONDUIT ATTACHED BAFFLE | 5 |
| 20090320420 | Air Filter Housing for a Compact Air Filter Element - An air filter housing ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100257827 | SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY - A separator assembly for removing material that is entrained in a gas stream. The separator assembly comprises a housing having a head part which provides the upper end of the housing and a body part which provides the lower end of the housing. The separator assembly also comprises a shield which extends across the housing towards the lower end thereof so as to leave a collection space between it and the lower end in which material that is separated from the gas stream can collect. There is at least one opening in or around the shield through which the material can flow past the shield into the collection space. The separator assembly further comprises a liner sleeve which covers at least a part of the inside wall of the body part between the shield and the upper end of the body part. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20120210685 | APPARATUS OF CENTRIFUGAL FAN AND A DUST-COLLECTING MODULE USING THE SAME - A centrifugal fan apparatus is disclosed in the present invention. The characteristics of the centrifugal fan apparatus lies in that the width of airflow channel defined between the rim of the impeller and the inner wall of the housing accommodating the impeller is uniform, and two airflow spaces defined between the axial cross section of the impeller and upper housing and lower housing respectively are not symmetry. Due to these two characteristics, the centrifugal fan apparatus is capable of making larger pressure difference to inducing higher flow rate and reducing noise while the centrifugal fan apparatus is operated. The present invention also provides a dust-collecting module that is formed by adopting the centrifugal fan apparatus with a designed dust-collecting casing, which is capable of being a sucker of a vacuum cleaner to collect dust of the surroundings for the purpose of environment cleaning. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20130081368 | SWIRL HELICAL ELEMENTS FOR A VISCOUS IMPINGEMENT PARTICLE COLLECTION AND HYDRAULIC REMOVAL SYSTEM - A system and methods for separating liquids, aerosols, and solids from a flowing gas stream whereby gas flows through a helical path formed in a separator element. Partially separated gas exits the bottom of the separator element at a generally conical cavity. Clean gas exits through an inner tube that is axially aligned beneath the helical path. Separated materials exit through an annular space between the inner tube and an outer tube. Separation occurs in the helical channels which include radially diverging walls to provide an aerodynamically efficient flow, in a region of high swirl created in a generally conical cavity beneath the separator element, and in a toroidal vortex ring created in the annular space. The area and geometry of the helical path, the conical cavity, and the inner and outer tubes is optimized to provide efficient separation at varying gas flow rates and at varying liquid loads. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130152521 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND/OR DISCHARGING MEDIUM FOR DISPOSAL - The invention relates to a device for receiving and/or discharging a disposal medium (E) from cleaning and/or rinsing processes of an application apparatus (AG). The device can comprise a separation equipment (A) which is provided for in order to receive the disposal medium (E) discharged by the application device (AG) and to subject it to a separation. The device can also comprise a receiving equipment (AE) which is provided for in order to receive a disposal medium (E) and a suction device (SE) which is provided for in order to suction and/or suction off at least a part of the disposal medium (E) led to or into the receiving equipment (AE). The invention relates also to corresponding methods. | 06-20-2013 |
| 055422000 |
SEPARATING MEDIA ADJUSTABLE TO VARIOUS POSITIONS OF USE OR TO NONUSE | 4 |
| 20080289306 | Cyclone dust-separating unit for use in vacuum cleaner - A cyclone dust-separating unit is provided that includes a whirling current generating unit to rotate air drawn in through a suction nozzle, and a dust collecting bin having opened and closed ends to collect and store dust separated by a whirling current. The generating unit and the bin are separate tube members, and the generating unit includes a cyclone body having a first end with an air inlet and a second end with an air outlet, a spiral guide member on the first end to guide air flowed in through the air inlet in a spiral shape, an outflow pipe on the second end to extend to the outside of the cyclone body while penetrating through the air outlet, and a dust guide to connect a dust discharging opening with the opened end and to guide dust or dirt discharged through the dust discharging opening, to the opened end. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090077936 | VARIABLE POSITION GAS TRAP - A variable position gas trap apparatus and method to separate gases entrained in drilling fluid in a tank. The apparatus includes a gas trap attached to a carriage and a frame attached to the tank. A lever moveable by the float rod, activates the control valve to raise or lower the carriage having the gas trap container attached thereto. A feedback control loop is responsive to changes in the level of the drilling fluid in the tank. A mechanism is provided to mechanically and automatically move the carriage with respect to the frame in response to the feedback control loop. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20120227366 | COLLAPSIBLE FILTER - A fluid filter having a frame and filter media supported by the frame through which a fluid to be treated is directed. The frame has at least first and second frame assemblies that are reconfigurable to place the filter selectively in: a) a first predetermined operative state; and b) a second predetermined operative state. The frame cooperates with the filter media so that the filter media: i) extends over a first intake area with the filter in the first predetermined operative state; and ii) extends over a second intake area that is different than the first intake area with the filter in the second predetermined operative state. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130055693 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR APPARATUS FOR FILTERING, AND METHODS, AND PRODUCTS FOR FILTERING - A device for filtering a gas stream, having a vessel partitioned into a first stage and a second stage, with an opening between stages. A filter element is positioned in the opening, with ends of the filter element extending into the first and second stages. The first member is removable from the second member while the filter element is positioned in the opening, to allow for replacement with a new clean member. | 03-07-2013 |
| 055338000 |
WITH RECYCLE MEANS | 4 |
| 20150328572 | GAS DESANDER - The present invention provides a device for removing solids from a gas stream. The device comprises a longitudinal hollow element ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 20090205297 | GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR - A gas/liquid separator in which separation performance for fluid into gas and liquid is enhanced is provided. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20120222394 | AIR POLLUTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL METHOD - An air pollution control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from a boiler outside; a blower that is provided downstream of the stack and draws in the flue gas; and a CO | 09-06-2012 |
| 20150306528 | SWIRL HELICAL ELEMENTS FOR A VISCOUS IMPINGEMENT PARTICLE COLLECTION AND HYDRAULIC REMOVAL SYSTEM - A system and methods for separating liquids, aerosols, and solids from a flowing gas stream whereby gas flows through a helical path formed in a separator element. Partially separated gas exits the bottom of the separator element at a generally conical cavity. Clean gas exits through an inner tube that is axially aligned beneath the helical path. Separated materials exit through an annular space between the inner tube and an outer tube. Separation occurs in the helical channels which include radially diverging walls to provide an aerodynamically efficient flow, in a region of high swirl created in a generally conical cavity beneath the separator element. In higher liquid-loading or slug flow conditions, a passageway may be formed in the separator element for recirculating a portion of the gas flow exiting from the bottom of the outer tube, into an axial passage in the helical separator, and exiting from the bottom of the helical separator near the vertex of the conical cavity. | 10-29-2015 |
| 055355000 |
WITH LIQUID TRAP SEAL OR VALVE | 3 |
| 20100037570 | Air cleaner assemblies; filter cartridges therefor; features; and, methods - Air cleaner assemblies and serviceable filter cartridges therefor are described. Example filter cartridges described which include a first end cap with a air flow aperture therethrough, having an outer axial surface and axial seal ring thereon. Example arrangements are provided with air flow inlet tube section defining the aperture through the first end cap. Also, water seal arrangements, typically positioned radially inwardly from the air seal arrangement, are described. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100269460 | LIQUID TRAP DEVICE FOR GAS - A liquid trap device for a gas is provided which includes a trap housing ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20130174525 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF AN APPARATUS - A medical fluid filter system is provided having a housing having: a liquid trap chamber having a volume; a filter media chamber; a filter media arranged within the filter media chamber; the liquid trap chamber having a liquid trap outlet port in fluid communication with the filter media chamber; the liquid trap outlet port configured and arranged within the liquid trap chamber to inhibit flow of liquid from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber and configured and arranged to allow gas to flow from the liquid trap chamber to the filter media chamber; a filter system inlet passing through the housing for intake of fluid originating from a surgical site; and a filter system outlet passing through the housing for fluid exhaust. | 07-11-2013 |
| 055358000 |
WITH GROUND SUPPORT MEANS (NONFLOW CONDUCTING) | 3 |
| 20110072770 | Portable air filter - A portable air filter having a cylindrical, perforated shell with an end wall at one end closing the shell and an end wall at the other end having an opening. A hepa filter is removably mounted within the shell adjacent the perforations. The air filter has a blower unit with a through duct and a fan and a motor in the duct. The blower unit is detachably mountable on the shell adjacent the end wall at the other end with one open end of the duct extending through the opening in the end wall. Air is drawn through the perforated shell and hepa filter into the duct and out of the duct through its other open end away from the air filter. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120085074 | FOLDABLE DUST COLLECTOR - A foldable dust collector of the present invention includes a supporting portion, a case and an air pump. The supporting portion is foldable. The case is disposed on the supporting portion. The case is pivotable with respect to the supporting portion. The air pump is disposed on the case. The air pump is used for drawing air into the case. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20150027091 | Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structural Media Support for Odor Control Tank System - A structural media support is a system of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polymer (G-FRP) members consisting of beams, columns and bracing together with an FRP grating grid for supporting filter media within a G-FRP odor control tank vessel. The odor control system receives odorous air flow into a plenum and via differential pressures within the system forces the air through a filter media for the degradation of the specific odorous compounds that accumulate on the media. Filtered air exits the media to a second plenum and is expelled from the tank vessel. The media support is a free-standing structural system within the tank vessel that is attached to the tank vessel floor through free-standing columns. | 01-29-2015 |
| 055474000 |
WITH PARTICULATE SOLIDS MOVEMENT DURING USE OR AGITATING MEANS THEREFOR | 3 |
| 20100263342 | CONTINUOUS FINE ASH DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM - A system for depressurizing and cooling a high pressure, high temperature fine solid particles stream having entrained gas therein. In one aspect, the system has an apparatus for cooling the high pressure, high temperature fine solid particles stream having entrained gas therein and a pressure letdown device for depressurization by separating the cooled fine solid particles from a portion of the fine solid particles stream having entrained gas therein, resulting in a lower temperature, lower pressure outlet of solid particles for disposal or handling by downstream equipment. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110131937 | ABSORPTIVE DEVICE TO CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE AIR - An absorptive device to carbon dioxide comprising a rotating packed bed includes a sealed housing, in which a filler is speedily rotated by a motor. A liquid distributor on the filler center communicates an absorbent entrance. An air pump impels the air into the housing; an absorbent reservoir saves an absorbent extruded from an absorbent exit; a water pump forces the absorbent within the absorbent reservoir into the housing. The absorbent flows through the liquid distributor into the filler center; the air enters the center through the filler. The absorbent spurts via the centrifugal force created by the super gravity field at a speedy rotation more than 100 G to meet the carbon dioxide in the air at the filler center, thence achieving a chemical absorption to absorb carbon dioxide, discharging redundant air from the air exit, and recycling the absorbent with the absorption of carbon dioxide in the absorbent reservoir. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110138759 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING POLLUTED GASES - The present invention relates to a method and a system for treating polluted gases prior to their emission into the atmosphere. The system comprises a treatment chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted gas and an outlet for expelling treated gas, the treatment chamber including at least one treatment cell having a filtering layer for treating the polluted gas when the polluted gas comes in contact with the filtering layer. The system also contains a powder container connected to the treatment chamber such that air laden with the powder can flow to the treatment chamber to form a filtering layer on the at least one treatment cell. The system contains an air flow generator connected to the outlet of the treatment chamber and to the container which is connected to the treatment chamber, for causing air flow to the container, to the treatment chamber and in the environment. | 06-16-2011 |
| 055351000 |
WITH MEANS FOR ADVANCING CLEAN PORTIONS OF CONTINUOUS OR INDEFINITE LENGTH SEPARATING MEDIA INTO GAS STREAM | 3 |
| 20120317938 | REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGE FILTER WITH PLEATED FILTER MEDIA, AUTOMATIC FILTER MEDIA ADVANCE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A replacement filter deployed within a flow channel with a housing having a first frame member and a second frame member that are detachable with an exposure slot formed within the housing. A filter media storage area is within the housing, having unexposed, folded, pleated filter media stored therein. The unexposed folded, pleated filter media is compactly held within the filter media storage area. A motor is coupled to a power supply and in communication with a controller. The motor moving a movement member that advances an unexposed portion of the stacked pleated filter media into the exposure slot, expanding and exposing the unexposed portion of the media to the flow channel while retaining pleats and creating an exposed portion of the filter media. A containment area is provided where the exposed portion of the pleated filter media is collected folded, restacked and compactly stored and retained. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20150033682 | WORK CABINET AND SHEET - A work cabinet includes a casing, an airflow adjuster, and a conveyer. The airflow adjuster is configured to adjust an airflow in an inner space of the casing. The conveyer is disposed in the casing and configured to convey a longitudinally continuous sheet so as to make the sheet pass below the inner space. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20140305086 | REPLACEMENT FILTER WITH CARTRIDGE AND AUTOMATIC FILTER MEDIA ADVANCE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A replacement filter deployed within a flow channel with a housing having a first of two or more frame members and a second of two or more frame members that are detachable with an exposure slot formed within the housing. A filter media storage area is within the housing, having unexposed, folded, pleated filter media stored therein. The unexposed folded, pleated filter media is compactly held within the filter media storage area. A motor is coupled to a power supply and in communication with a controller. The motor moving a movement member that advances an unexposed portion of the stacked pleated filter media into the exposure slot, expanding and exposing the unexposed portion of the media to the flow channel while retaining pleats and creating an exposed portion of the filter media. A containment area is provided where the exposed portion of the pleated filter media is collected folded, restacked and compactly stored and retained. | 10-16-2014 |
| 055466000 |
WITH SEPARATED NONGASEOUS MATERIAL CONDUCTING OR TREATING MEANS | 2 |
| 20080282655 | GREEN HOUSE GASES FILTRATION SYSTEM - A filtration system for filtering gas may comprise a liquid pump, wherein the liquid pump may be configured to pump liquid. The system may also include a spray nozzle, wherein the spray nozzle may be in fluid communication with the liquid pump. The spray nozzle may be configured to spray liquid on a gas stream; wherein the spray nozzle may be configured to spray horizontally. The system further includes a liquid collection basin, disposed near the spray nozzle, wherein the liquid collection basin may be configured to collect liquid after spraying on a gas stream. The system may additionally include a plurality of condensation drips disposed along a top of the liquid filter configured to condense any liquid which may evaporate during filtration and returns the condensed liquid to the chambers for filtration. The system may be a closed system, enabling liquid to be recycled throughout the system. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20160158684 | FILTERING DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR FILTERING AIR CONTAMINATED BY OILY MISTS, VAPORS, AEROSOLS AND THE LIKE - A filtering device, particularly for filtering air contaminated by oily mists, vapors, aerosols and the like, comprising a cylindrical containment enclosure that is provided with a closure element that is provided with an air intake, a filtering assembly being accommodated inside the containment enclosure, the device further comprising a conveyance spiral that is arranged axially inside the containment enclosure and in contact with an inner surface of the enclosure. | 06-09-2016 |
| 055359000 |
WITH PORTION OF COVER REMOVABLE | 2 |
| 20090145095 | Air filter cartridge and air cleaner - The disclosure concerns air cleaners ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090217632 | AIR CLEANER HAVING ANTI-ROTATIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS - An air cleaner having a housing body and a removable cover and a filter element, in which the cover and the filter element rotationally interfere with each other by engagement between an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element. A filter element includes a pair of end caps, filter media, and an outer wall on the end cap circumscribing the filter media, in which the outer wall is non-circular. A method of installing a filter element into a housing includes orienting a cover over an element and a housing body by engaging an inside surface of the cover and an outer radial periphery of the filter element to rotationally interfere with each other. | 09-03-2009 |
| 055477000 |
STRANDS OR BRISTLES WITH UNSUPPORTED OR FREE EXTREMITIES (E.G., BRUSH TYPE) | 2 |
| 20080282656 | ROTATING FILAMENT SEPARATOR - In accordance with the present invention, a filter with rotating filaments, also referred to herein as a rotating filament separator, collects solid and liquid particulates in a gas stream. The filaments rotate at a high speed in a plane that is approximately perpendicular to the direction of flow of the gas stream. The rotating filaments collect particulates suspended in the gas stream through the impaction of the particulates onto the rotating filaments. In particular, the rotating filaments can collect particulates through impaction by changing the velocity of the flow of the particulates from a velocity with a direction that is approximately perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the rotating filaments to a velocity with a radial direction that is approximately parallel to the plane of rotation of the rotating filaments. In one preferred embodiment, the particulates attain a radial velocity flow, in a highly-concentrated, low-volume-flow aerosol stream, to an air-swept, circumferential chamber. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090188222 | AIR TREATMENT SYSTEM - An air treatment system includes features for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. In one embodiment, a sensor air passage utilizes a low pressure region created by the blower to draw air through the passage. In another embodiment, a filter frame includes a plurality of connectors formed integrally with the filter frame. In another embodiment, a screen is positioned adjacent to the blower intake. The screen includes a plurality of angled strands oriented in a particular direction. In another embodiment, a remote control holder is formed integrally with the housing. In another embodiment, a gasket is positioned between the blower and the housing, forming a seal between the blower and the housing. | 07-30-2009 |
| 055475000 |
WITH MEANS ADJUSTABLE TO CONTROL COMPACTNESS OF SEPARATING MEDIA | 2 |
| 20090301044 | AIR FILTER FRAME - An improved air filter having a frame that permits collapse and compression of the entire filter to save costs associated with transportation and for other advantageous reasons. The ends of the filter frame open to permit collapse of the frame to reduce the volume thereof. The filter frame is made of frame members at opposing frame ends, and each frame member has web panels that open for collapse of the frame, and close for construction of the useful frame. The web panels have legs on opposite lateral edges to form a channel in which filtration media is inserted, and four frame members are attached at opposing ends to form a rectangular frame. The web panels open by removing a temporary fastener, such as adhesive, or by other means. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100269462 | Filter with compressible housing - A filter comprises first and second housing components ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 055421000 |
WITH MEANS FOR LIQUID SEPARATION | 1 |
| 20100199618 | Effluent collection and filter apparatus with drainage - An effluent collection and filter apparatus with drainage designed to collect effluent discharged from a cooking exhaust system, separate water from grease and allow only water to escape. The ECFAD is attached at a point below the lowest area where effluent needs to be collected. The apparatus is secured to either the exhaust duct or roof. In the apparatus is an absorbent padding designed to absorb grease and repel water. Below the absorbent is a grate that allows water to flow under the padding. In the corners are water only release fittings to let water out and keep grease in. | 08-12-2010 |
